Climate Change Data

Nature Planet

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:21110 tCO2e (Scope 3)
Scope 1 Emissions:55 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:22 tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:21110 tCO2e

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Responsibility
  • Social Responsibility
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reached 100% audited suppliers ensuring compliance with code of conduct.
  • Reduced use of plastic pellets, opting for recycled plastic bottles (RPET).
  • Expanded product range made from 100% RPET.
  • Updated stationary line to use recycled paper.
  • Introduced new rain ponchos made from plant-based biodegradable materials.
  • Removed plastic eyes from all styles (in progress).

Social Achievements

  • Introduced Nature Planet “Culture Days” for team building.
  • Hosted employee engagement events, including a family day.
  • Introduced an Employee Engagement Survey (results pending).
  • Donated excess product to Samaritan’s Purse.
  • Collaborated with PLAN International to build 22 new schools and support health projects in Indonesia and Nepal.
  • Collaborated with the Red Panda Network to restore 74.85 hectares of degraded land and plant 20,000 trees.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a whistleblower function.
  • Launched an internal Cybersecurity Awareness Program.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Aspire to circular economy.
  • Advance the development of materials, product, design and ways-of-working.
Medium-term Goals:
  • All sew-in labels will be changed to 100% cotton.
  • All t-shirts will be made of 100% organic cotton.
  • Tote bags will be produced from recycled textile waste.
  • 3D notebooks will have recycled RPET front page.
Short-term Goals:
  • Remove plastic eyes from all styles.
  • Change more styles to be made of 100% RPET.
  • Add more products to the line for the Red Panda Network (RPN) and PLAN.

Environmental Challenges

  • Scope 3 emissions (indirect emissions from suppliers, production, and transport) are difficult to reduce directly.
  • Maintaining high IT security and mitigating cyberattack risks.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Focusing on material choice, supplier selection, and consumption to reduce Scope 3 emissions.
  • Implementing a Cybersecurity Awareness Program for all employees.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% audited suppliers (end of 2023)

Responsible Procurement
  • Social audits, compliance with code of conduct, UN Global Compact principles.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Certifications: OEKO-TEX (since 2017)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
  • SDG 15 (Life on Land)
  • SDG 4 (Quality Education)

Initiatives related to reducing environmental impact, protecting endangered species, and supporting children's education.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Products made from RPET, recycled paper, plant-based materials.